novisiat

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch noviciaat (“novitiate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /no.viˈsi.at/, [no.fiˈsi.at̪̚]
• Rhymes: -at
• Hyphenation: no‧vi‧si‧at

Noun

novisiat (plural novisiat-novisiat, first-person possessive novisiatku, second-person possessive novisiatmu, third-person possessive novisiatnya)

1. novitiate:
   1. novice
   2. the period during which a novice of a religious order undergoes training.
   3. the place where a novice lives and studies.

Alternative forms

• noviciaat (unadapted borrowing)

Further reading

• “novisiat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.